As a young adult writer who’s brought us stories like Dorothy Must Die, Mera: Tidebreaker, and more, Danielle Paige is well aware of the influence of social media on teenaged girls. In #ZoeMG from InterPop Comics, Paige flips the script, she tells WWAC, in order to “really explore “what if” a teen could literally influence…
INTERVIEW: Lawrence Goodman Dives into the City’s Dark, Supernatural Underbelly in Gray Cells
Something monstrous is stealing the children…
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: October 2021
Trick or Treat! It’s the spooky season, and there’s plenty of treats and no tricks from Titan Comics. This month, we decide to give Gun Honey another chance with issue #2, and take a look at the beginning of the end for Max and Chloe with Life is Strange: Settling Dust #1.
Bang in the Coffin: Looking Back at Gatiss and Moffat’s Dracula
The BBC’s three-part adaptation of Dracula, written by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, did not air very long ago at all — just last year, in fact. However, it aired in the January of last year. This places it in the slice of 2020 termed pre-pandemic: an already antediluvian era that must surely be due…
REVIEW: Titans United #2 Advances the Tension Between Superboy and Red Hood
Titans United #2 continues to deliver the Superboy content we need.
REVIEW: It’s Kaiju Time in Trial of Magneto #3
The determined detectives of X-Factor have been investigating Magneto, who’s suspected in the death of the Scarlet Witch. The Avengers, among them her former husband the Vision, have come to Krakoa to take home her body, but Magneto wants her corpse to stay. Whoops — she’s alive! Whaaaaat?
Previously on Comics: Why the TokyoPop and Cracker Barrel Partnership Makes Sense
Hello again! It’s been a bit of a quiet week in comics after we all found out Jonathan Kent is gay. And thank goodness for that.
Con Diaries: Fan Expo Canada 2021 – Experiencing a Pandemic Convention
The pandemic put everything on hold, especially comic conventions. But after 18 months of staying in, social distancing and being as careful as possible, I thought I was ready to experience a convention in-person. Having been double-vaccinated and knowing the vaccine passport was in place in Ontario, I decided to brave Fan Expo Canada.
Cover Girl: The Amazing Spider-Man #74
Welcome to Cover Girl. Each month, we gather a team of WWAC contributors to analyze a new or recent and notable comic book cover featuring one or more women. This month, Andrea Ayres, Nola Pfau, and Wendy Browne discuss the cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #74.
REVIEW: Gazing into the Shadows from The Crossroads at Midnight
The Crossroads at Midnight collects five short stories by Abby Howard, whose previous publications were educational science comics and the young adult dark fantasy adventure The Last Halloween. None of the stories in Howard’s newest collection is suitable for children, and the gory tone is reminiscent of twentieth-century pulp horror comic magazines. Each piece is…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: October 2021
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of October! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock ‘lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, we have New York Comic Con news, a full review of Big Ethel Energy, Riverdale announces some major casting news, and…
REVIEW: Batwoman’s “Mad as a Hatter” Chooses Found-Family Over Blood
Gotham City is in danger once again, and it’s up to Team-Batwoman to protect the people. But in the Batwoman Season 3 premiere, Batwoman and her fellow heroes are going to have to make some uneasy alliances if they hope to save the day.